Alt text: A line plot with 2 axis (confidence vs competence) referencing the Dunning-Kruger effect with various distro logos placed at different points on the line. Starts with mint/ubuntu near (0,0) and progressing through multiple distros to end up with opensuse/fedora at what it calls “the plateau of sustainability”

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[–] 93 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Mint, and I'll stay with mint. Perhaps I'm not a good Linux user material, but I just want something that works and doesn't get into the way. You know: a reliable, unobtrusive operating system.

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  • [–] [S] 39 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    And there’s no shame in that! Use whatever works for you and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    There is SO MUCH shame in that, the pitiful noob wont even learn to RTFM, and then I'll have no way to feel superior to them as I dip my beard into my off brand morning cereal #frostedfakes

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    Mint is just perfectly fine, don't listen to the naysayers.

    As the old observation goes, novices use something like Mint because it's there, and it works; intermediate users use something like Arch because they want the control to tweak things in the greatest depths; experts use something like Mint because it's there, and it works.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    Same here. I started with mint 10 years ago, fucked around and came back to it.

    Not a Dev, but I work in tech, so it does most of the things I want and can tinker with nascent projects without blowing my foot off.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Which is exactly what OpenSUSE/Fedora have to offer. It just works and doesn't get in the way. The only real difference between them and Mint in terms of user experience is that they require some more proficiency with the terminal and experience with Linux overall and do not assume user to be a complete newbie.

    So, you're on the right track with Mint. It holds to nearly the same philosophy, and offers you the tools you may find useful as a less proficient user. Keep it up!

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